Explore the Family Name Rady

The meaning of Rady

1. German: variant of Radi 1. 2. Irish: variant of Reedy. 3. Hungarian (Rády): variant of Rádi (see Radi 2). 4. Muslim (mainly Egypt): variant of Radi 3.

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How common is the last name Rady in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Rady has slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 26,587 in popularity, but by 2010, it had dropped to 27,898, representing a decrease of almost 5 percent. The count of people with this surname also declined slightly from 862 in 2000 to 860 in 2010, a change of -0.23 percent. Furthermore, the proportion of individuals with the Rady surname per 100,000 people fell by 9.38 percent over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,587	#27,898	-4.93%
Count	862	860	-0.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.29	-9.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rady

Turning to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts in the ethnic identities associated with the surname Rady. The percentage of Rady's identifying as White decreased from 94.43 percent in 2000 to 92.44 percent in 2010. Meanwhile, there was an increase in those identifying as Black (from 1.04 percent to 1.51 percent) and those indicating they belonged to two or more races (from 1.62 percent to 2.09 percent). Additionally, for the first time in 2010, some individuals with the Rady surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native. However, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a slight drop from 2.20 percent in 2000 to 1.98 percent in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.43%	92.44%	-2.11%
Two or More Races	1.62%	2.09%	29.01%
Hispanic	2.2%	1.98%	-10%
Black	1.04%	1.51%	45.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.16%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.81%	0%